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the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but there's doubt about the rebel group's involvement. >>> in a moving white house ceremony president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to army sergeant first class leroy petrie for bravery in the line of fire. petrie's actions cost him his right hand but he saved the lives of his comrades. >> reporter: above and beyond. at's where leroy petrie went in may 2008. afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being a ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who out there picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand. but he's alive, rare for medal of honor winners who usually are honored posthumously. but there's also this. leroy petrie decided he's not done. and when he reenlisted he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john d
the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but there's doubt about the rebel group's involvement. >>> in a moving white house ceremony president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to army sergeant first class leroy petrie for bravery in the line of fire. petrie's actions cost him his right hand but he saved the lives of his comrades. >> reporter: above and beyond. at's where leroy petrie went in may 2008. afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures...
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this book, he talks about the mexican drug cartel teaming up with the taliban. you always wonder what does this guy know? > all right, next, we have the adrenaline by jeff abbott.. >> the title speaks for it. it's a page-turner. lot of different plot twists. a guy who's wrongly accused of killing his wife. >>> here, we have the latest on agent oo 7. the next chapter in 00 12k3w4r7 it's set in the modern day. he's come back from the afghanistan war, interpreted in a modern way. >> this one is robpocalypse. >> all modern technology shuts down all at once. steven spielberg has optioned this. he's set to direct this. >> peoplpl obviously have reall high hopes for this. >>> all right, finally, our sizzling true stories. the first, the man in the rockefeller suit. we have sex on the moon and stories my father told me, stories that leonard lyons told him. jane thank you so much. great summer reads. find out more about them at abcnews.com/gma. >>> on this fourth of july, you may want to declare your independence from the summer heat. slip into a cool movie theater near
this book, he talks about the mexican drug cartel teaming up with the taliban. you always wonder what does this guy know? > all right, next, we have the adrenaline by jeff abbott.. >> the title speaks for it. it's a page-turner. lot of different plot twists. a guy who's wrongly accused of killing his wife. >>> here, we have the latest on agent oo 7. the next chapter in 00 12k3w4r7 it's set in the modern day. he's come back from the afghanistan war, interpreted in a modern way....
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. >>> it is because of a text message a false message that left taliban officials speaking out. >> what they are denying and how they say the rumor got started in the first place. that story is coming up next. >>> also, libyan rebels are stationed close to the countries and leaders and troops. why they call it a close encounter and what they are guarding. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. another look at the capitol. much work to be done in the nation's capitol. >>> now "good morning maryland at 4:30. >>> this morning the taliban wants the world to know their leader is not dead. the spokesman are denying reports that the insurgent gripe's leader is not dead. it was a claim from a text message sent to journalist and they are saying it's a fake and the result of a phone hack. rumors spread that he died and earlier text messages said he was dead. >>> a behind-the-scenes look at rebelsing more march cay calfy. for them it's about -- mow march qaddafi. it's about protecting what they have. that's an around the clock job to make sure it is safe. food, weapons an
. >>> it is because of a text message a false message that left taliban officials speaking out. >> what they are denying and how they say the rumor got started in the first place. that story is coming up next. >>> also, libyan rebels are stationed close to the countries and leaders and troops. why they call it a close encounter and what they are guarding. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. another look at the capitol. much work to...
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remember, america needs pakistan to help fight the taliban. to do that, pakistan needs america's money. bbc news, washington. >>> nearly two years after those american hikers were captured and taken to an iranian prison the only one to be released is pushing to bring her friend and fiance home. sarah shourd organized a rally in duluth, minnesota, for shane bauer and josh fattal, hoping to bring attention back to the men. the iranians accuse the hiker of being american spies. >>> the royal couple, they are back home today after a whirlwind hollywood weekend. and yes, even tinseltown seemed a little bit star-struck by wills and kate. bob woodruff was there for every single squeal. >> reporter: on this final day of their north american tour, a greeting fit for rock stars. >> oh my goodness! >> i shook his hand. it was so exciting. look, i'm shaking. >> they're shaking hands, they're talking to the children, they're accepting their flowers, they're just lovely. >> reporter: and then for the first time on the trip, the duchess responded to a report
remember, america needs pakistan to help fight the taliban. to do that, pakistan needs america's money. bbc news, washington. >>> nearly two years after those american hikers were captured and taken to an iranian prison the only one to be released is pushing to bring her friend and fiance home. sarah shourd organized a rally in duluth, minnesota, for shane bauer and josh fattal, hoping to bring attention back to the men. the iranians accuse the hiker of being american spies....
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qaeda bomb makers, plotted to blow up new york's subways and faisel shahzad, aided by the pakistani taliban drove an s.u.v. bomb into the heart of times square. in all, more than four dozen u.s. citizens have been charged in various jihadist plots in the past decade. some critics say in light of what happened in norway the u.s. should now focus on right wing radicals but homeland security officials tell us they're meeting the threat exactly where it is. for now the emphasis remains, bob, on al qaeda. >> schieffer: for millions of americans across... the cost of prescription medicine is about to plummet but not the price of airline tickets even though the government's no longer collecting taxes on them. so, who is pocketing the cash? guess. and a new approach is helping veterans put the war behind them. k-9 therapy when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ male announcer ] it has an hd webcam for flattering video chats, awesome audio, and lids that switch to match your mood. but mostly it helps me keep an eye on my boyfriend. even though he doesn't know he's my boyfriend. yet. [ male announce
qaeda bomb makers, plotted to blow up new york's subways and faisel shahzad, aided by the pakistani taliban drove an s.u.v. bomb into the heart of times square. in all, more than four dozen u.s. citizens have been charged in various jihadist plots in the past decade. some critics say in light of what happened in norway the u.s. should now focus on right wing radicals but homeland security officials tell us they're meeting the threat exactly where it is. for now the emphasis remains, bob, on al...
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-- pakistani taliban strong hold until a military operation chased them away. we haven't been able to independently verify the identity of the gunmen or the taliban. the military insists this is a tactic that will not work. >> reza sayah, thank you very much. the president of venezuela back in cuba. it's not a matter of state, matter of health. hugo chavez has chose ton receive treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. no word on how long he plans to be in cuba. and this is an enormous storm headed straight for japan. it is a typhoon that should make landfall tomorrow. workers are scrambling right now to protect the nuclear reactors damaged in the earthquake and tsunami back march. and the prime minister of italy on trial in milan on charges he had sex with an underage girl. the judge rejected all defense motions. the prime minister sylvio berlusconi faces separate charges on his media empire. back home, a race is on to reach a deal on america's credit limit. experts say if nothing gets done, it could have catastrophic, dire consequences on the economy and e
-- pakistani taliban strong hold until a military operation chased them away. we haven't been able to independently verify the identity of the gunmen or the taliban. the military insists this is a tactic that will not work. >> reza sayah, thank you very much. the president of venezuela back in cuba. it's not a matter of state, matter of health. hugo chavez has chose ton receive treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. no word on how long he plans to be in cuba. and this is an enormous...
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the taliban con filed a manual written in english hoping to stop law enforcement to stop plotting attacks in britain. >>> environment may be a factor in autism. in the past, experts have blamed most of the risk on inherited genes, but the study found a higher than expected rate of autism in fraternal twins and that suggests that environment could contribute to autism. they say phak torse could include stress, diet, infections, and the mother's age and health when she was pregnant. >>> a troubling report tonight about the country's best selling drug to stop smoking. the fda warned chantix can cause serious psychiatric side effects. now a new study finds it may cause heart problems, too. the doctor explains. >> today's study is worry? news for the more than 7 million americans who have taken chantix. a new analysis links the pill to a 72% increase in the risk of heart problems. john's hopkins led the research. >> it is causing the same problem we are trying to prevent. we need to prevent cardiac disease among smokers, not increase it. >> more than 8,000 patients, while a 72% increased risk
the taliban con filed a manual written in english hoping to stop law enforcement to stop plotting attacks in britain. >>> environment may be a factor in autism. in the past, experts have blamed most of the risk on inherited genes, but the study found a higher than expected rate of autism in fraternal twins and that suggests that environment could contribute to autism. they say phak torse could include stress, diet, infections, and the mother's age and health when she was pregnant....
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what we have seen has been an interesting shift by what some officials describe is a shift by taliban and other militants in the southern eastern parts of the country to focus more on high profile attacks. we saw this yesterday with the killing, the gunning down of a top karzai adviser, and also last week with the killing of the afghan president's half brother. all of this comes at a time of great transition, and it also sends a message of who really is safe here in afghanistan. randi? >> thank you very much. appreciate that. >>> time, 46 minutes past the hour. a cnn in depth story, the phone hacking scandal in papers owned by murdoch. and then the country's top police official, paul stevenson, resigned over the weekend. that's him right there. the assistant commissioner followed suit today. >>> in italy, a judge today dismissed all defense motions in the trial of prime minister berlusconi. he is accused of having sex with a minor, and is charged with abuse of power. he denies the charges and the next hearing date is in october. >>> the kick that brought all of joy to japan. the amazi
what we have seen has been an interesting shift by what some officials describe is a shift by taliban and other militants in the southern eastern parts of the country to focus more on high profile attacks. we saw this yesterday with the killing, the gunning down of a top karzai adviser, and also last week with the killing of the afghan president's half brother. all of this comes at a time of great transition, and it also sends a message of who really is safe here in afghanistan. randi? >>...
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the taliban says the shooter was working for him. ahmed was accused of being involved in the drug trade and other activities. president karzai said only, quote, this is the life of the afghan people. this sorrow is in every afghan home. >>> the latest on the hacking scandal approximate in britain involving newspapers owned by rupert murdoch, that cnn in depth story. he shut down a tabloid for hacking into the voice mail of a murdered teen and victims of the 2005 terror attack in london. it there are new allegations now leveled against at least one other newspaper, and murdoch and his son have been told to appear before lawmakers at a hearing next week. >>> former prime minister gordon brown accused the group of illegally obtains private information about him. >>> up next, an arizona lawmaker accused of pointing a gun right at a reporter's chest, now that reporter is speaking out. that's coming up next. first, you're looking live once again at the white house as we wait for that medal of honor ceremony to begin just minutes away. only
the taliban says the shooter was working for him. ahmed was accused of being involved in the drug trade and other activities. president karzai said only, quote, this is the life of the afghan people. this sorrow is in every afghan home. >>> the latest on the hacking scandal approximate in britain involving newspapers owned by rupert murdoch, that cnn in depth story. he shut down a tabloid for hacking into the voice mail of a murdered teen and victims of the 2005 terror attack in...
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some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. >>> taliban claiming u.s. hackers for announce the death of its leader mullah omar taliban says he is still alive and well. >>> one of the most talked about moments during rupert murdoch's testimony seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. >> oh! >> outrage. >> out of the crowd, a man lunges at murdoch, flops him with a pie but the attacker gets his just dessert. a swift smackdown as you can see right here from the not the policeman, but actually murdoch's young feisty and very protective wife. that is her that you saw right there in the pink jacket. so we want to take a closer look at wendi deng murdoch. born in china roughly half of his age and may not surprise you she was once a very good volleyball player. linda lu of "newsweek" and the daily beast profiled her in the article crouching tiger and flying murdoch. obviously, this woman is no wallflower. but she is pretty accomplished in her own right. i mean, yale is just one example. >> reporter: she's very tough. she's very intelligent. she's as ruthless as
some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. >>> taliban claiming u.s. hackers for announce the death of its leader mullah omar taliban says he is still alive and well. >>> one of the most talked about moments during rupert murdoch's testimony seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. >> oh! >> outrage. >> out of the crowd, a man lunges at murdoch, flops him with a pie but the attacker gets his just dessert. a swift smackdown as you can see right here from the not...
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they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british officers say privately they are -- there is still a big problem with corruption. nato's deployment has peaked. the question now is will the afghans be able to do the job of the british soldiers have been doing as they start to leave? >> that is the question indeed. on the ground, the fighting continues. in washington, three american senators, three -- two democrats and one republican pended op-ed in the "new york times" which called for a more rapid withdrawal of all american combat troops. tom udall is among those arguing the case. thank you for joining me. you criticize president obama for not bringing back american troops fast enough from afghanistan. what would you like him to do? >> the thing we have to realize is the thing we went in with objectives. those objectives were displacing a government that was harboring terrorists. terrorist camps, al qaeda was hooked up with them, and osama bin laden was i
they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british officers say privately they are -- there is still a big problem with corruption. nato's deployment has peaked. the question now is will the afghans be able to do the job of the british soldiers have been doing as they start to leave? >> that is the question indeed. on the ground, the fighting continues. in...
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of taliban movements. the approach for this province is to target, in a sense, the civilian populations. not with violence, but when they need intelligence -- you have to visit houses. you have to march out to where they are concentrated, to start knocking on doors, demanding to be let in. they will break the door down. but you knock on the door, trying to be as friendly as possible. you start asking hard questions to the people inside, who has been here, what is in that box over there, show me around. and unlocked the door. >> >> there is someone in there. >> take it easy. >> who is the village elder? [speaking foreign language] >> i will look him up and talk to him about this. >> he was on the patrol -- >> a lot of the places like this are an endless, endless process of searching scores of identical kalats. you knock on the door and go in. a lot of locked boxes. find out what's inside, if they won't tell you. in 99% of cases, nobody will say anything. you can't find any evidence. nato knows it happens. t
of taliban movements. the approach for this province is to target, in a sense, the civilian populations. not with violence, but when they need intelligence -- you have to visit houses. you have to march out to where they are concentrated, to start knocking on doors, demanding to be let in. they will break the door down. but you knock on the door, trying to be as friendly as possible. you start asking hard questions to the people inside, who has been here, what is in that box over there, show me...
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there is an incentive on the taliban to a join a political process because taliban mid level and high level leaders are being killed in ever larger numbers and what you see now is in some sense lowering morales of the taliban within afghanistan because they're brave mid-level and high level leaders are cowering over the border in pakistan. that is what has happened and we keep that pressure. of course we need to work with the afghan citizens of long-term capability that the afghans can go on dealing with an insurgency if it is still continuing even in a minor way into the future along the lines he suggested. the taliban are under huge pressure because of the surge and the effectiveness of operations in which we are engaged. >> frank white. >> in afghanistan, we will not drawdown on the people who get diplomatic -- in the country. >> it is hugely important we secure those who work in our embassy. are had the fortune of meeting many people in the kabul embassy, one of the biggest embassies in the world. they have to make huge compromises to work out in such a difficult location and secu
there is an incentive on the taliban to a join a political process because taliban mid level and high level leaders are being killed in ever larger numbers and what you see now is in some sense lowering morales of the taliban within afghanistan because they're brave mid-level and high level leaders are cowering over the border in pakistan. that is what has happened and we keep that pressure. of course we need to work with the afghan citizens of long-term capability that the afghans can go on...
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the taliban compiled the manual written in english hoping to stop law enforcement from identifying militants plotting attacks in britain. >>> the environment may be a factor in autism. in the past, experts blamed most of the risk for autism on inherited genes. a new study out of stanford found a higher than expected rate of autism in fraternal twins, suggesting that environment could contribute to autism. they say factors could include stress, diet, infections, and the mother's age and health when she gets pregnant. >> 65 at the coast today. it was 98 degrees in our inland areas. the neighborhoods that will wa,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> trying to think of which is better, the weather or the food. >> a lovely combo. >> i know what you're going to say, the weather. i know what you're going to say. >> i have a food coma happening. i think further of july is my new favorite holiday. good evening, this is the flag, it was pretty robust earlier today with a westerly at 24. that's a return of an on shore push, which means tomorrow morning as we all head back to work, we will have fog just hanging very tight
the taliban compiled the manual written in english hoping to stop law enforcement from identifying militants plotting attacks in britain. >>> the environment may be a factor in autism. in the past, experts blamed most of the risk for autism on inherited genes. a new study out of stanford found a higher than expected rate of autism in fraternal twins, suggesting that environment could contribute to autism. they say factors could include stress, diet, infections, and the mother's age and...
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it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear the gunfire. you see the men topple to the ground, some of them moaning and writhing in pain. we're not going so show you what happened next. some of the gunmen walk up to the men and shoot them again, sometimes in an effort too make sure they're dead. the military believes the men who were killed were police officers kidnapped during a cross-border attack on june 1. militants crossed over from afghanistan and attacked a village on back stanny soil. the military believes the gunmen were members of the pakistani pakistan in the swat valley. ag
it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear...
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well the taliban certainly is. to itself and certainly has killed a lot of afghans also done a lot of harm but remember the taliban is somewhere around fifteen to eighteen thousand strong in southern and eastern afghanistan so not a major part of the population but it's more of the mindset of trying to control things so basically as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the population and become more congenial simply because it has to if it wants to be taken seriously by the population we've seen this across the world it is a reign corporation study shows. violent groups are brought to peace significantly as they're brought into the peace process so it's not uncommon and it's confusing but it's it will happen ok well there are a lot of ifs and there are a lot of contingencies in the meantime you know we don't know exactly how it's going to play out and you have an afghan army that is less equipped than u.s. forces they have a fracti
well the taliban certainly is. to itself and certainly has killed a lot of afghans also done a lot of harm but remember the taliban is somewhere around fifteen to eighteen thousand strong in southern and eastern afghanistan so not a major part of the population but it's more of the mindset of trying to control things so basically as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the population and become more congenial...
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they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british officers say privately they are -- there is still a big problem with corruption. nato's deployment has peaked. the question now is will the afghans be able to do the job of the british soldiers have been doing as they start to leave? >> that is the question indeed. on the ground, the fighting continues. in washington, three american senators, three -- two democrats and one republican pended op-ed in the "new york times" which called for a more rapid withdrawal of all american combat troops. tom udall is among those arguing the case. thank you for joining me. you criticize president obama for not bringing back american troops fast enough from afghanistan. what would you like him to do? >> the thing we have to realize is the thing we went in with objectives. those objectives were displacing a government that was harboring terrorists. terrorist camps, al qaeda was hooked up with them, and osama bin laden was i
they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british officers say privately they are -- there is still a big problem with corruption. nato's deployment has peaked. the question now is will the afghans be able to do the job of the british soldiers have been doing as they start to leave? >> that is the question indeed. on the ground, the fighting continues. in...
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well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they all day in order to save their own faces they all they have to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this way all right thank you very much for your insight families see a german from the stop the war coalition thank you. now the last serbian fugitive wanted by the u.n. war crimes tribunal has appeared in court got on how to face as a fourteen at charges including crimes against humanity during the balkans war and the nine hundred ninety s. surveyed officials hope his a
well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order...
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i mean, even the utah attorney general has stated that the flds in this community is run taliban style. and that's really all the flds church is in my opinion is an organized crime family. >> reporter: attorney the force breakaway sect say that kind of assertion is nonsense, that polygamist leaders and their followers who live here simply want to be left alone, to practice the religion as they see fit. but real violence, according to some neighbors, has crept into the community. this burned-out patch of grass in the town of colorado city, arizona, is evidence of what authorities say is a very disturbing example. arizona state investigators say flds leaders burned dozens of books here rather than let an open library be built. why? because they believe those books were collected by infidels. >> they burnt things that didn't belong to them. they broke and entered the building. >> reporter: former flds member stephanie coalgrove said she worked more than two years to collect books for the new library, a library independent of the church. >> what did they do with the books? >> they hauled t
i mean, even the utah attorney general has stated that the flds in this community is run taliban style. and that's really all the flds church is in my opinion is an organized crime family. >> reporter: attorney the force breakaway sect say that kind of assertion is nonsense, that polygamist leaders and their followers who live here simply want to be left alone, to practice the religion as they see fit. but real violence, according to some neighbors, has crept into the community. this...
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, 45 people, civilians who were not militants or key figures in the leadership of al qaeda with the taliban, were killed during that time. looking at a for the theme, they would estimate another 60 and involve people were killed, making it well over 100 casualties. the u.s. has responded to the bureau of investigative journalism, saying that these are wildly off, these figures. they have rejected them, but this is the response of the bureau to that. >> we have feedback from the intelligence community saying, even having seen the summary findings, they stand by the view that absolutely no civilians have been killed in pakistan since august 23 last year, yet we have named individuals, children, photographic evidence here we have sent researchers into the field to look at this. we followed it up, and we cannot understand why they are categorically say no civilian deaths when we have evidence that can say. i am in a sense, there is quite a lot of reporting from within the tribal areas. this was the 23rd of august last year that killed civilians, so that prompted the change in policy, but there
, 45 people, civilians who were not militants or key figures in the leadership of al qaeda with the taliban, were killed during that time. looking at a for the theme, they would estimate another 60 and involve people were killed, making it well over 100 casualties. the u.s. has responded to the bureau of investigative journalism, saying that these are wildly off, these figures. they have rejected them, but this is the response of the bureau to that. >> we have feedback from the...
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troops in afghanistan when the taliban attack. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for joining us. good to be here. first time you've done this as far as the u.s. economy is concerned. normally it's global issues. and i want to get to that, but let's talk about some of the big issues right now. jobs, jobs, jobs. it's a crisis, a game of chicken going on in washington right now between the president, the did democrats on one side, republican leadership on the other side. how big of a deal is this august 2nd deadlin
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thursday the troops used helicopters to fly in search of taliban fighters. the current plan is for afghan forces to take over the country's security by the end of 2014. >>> two people were killed when their plane crashed into an unoccupied hospital building in watsonville, california. the plane struck the building shortly after takeoff last night, apparently as the pilot was trying to clear the line of fog. watsonville is 90 miles south of san francisco. >>> economists look for positive unemployment numbers being released today. >>> plus it's raining? no, not quite, it's pouring in denver, a sudden cloud burst swamps the mile high city. >>> first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> from nasa's first mission to now the final shuttle flight, we'll look at how cbs news and walter cronkite covered the space race for the last 50 years, that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." we all have internal plumbing. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes migh
thursday the troops used helicopters to fly in search of taliban fighters. the current plan is for afghan forces to take over the country's security by the end of 2014. >>> two people were killed when their plane crashed into an unoccupied hospital building in watsonville, california. the plane struck the building shortly after takeoff last night, apparently as the pilot was trying to clear the line of fog. watsonville is 90 miles south of san francisco. >>> economists look...
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mean we're playing a game of chicken with everybody talks about the fact that it's al qaeda and the taliban that are reason for supporting this and it's they have nuclear weapons and we bribe them with money we play games with them and we will continue to pay them as long as they have nukes so we're not going to cut it off it's going to be game of chicken you know they be called domestic political statements we make the best of political statements and in the end we'll pay them and the money will leave the country go to dubai and you know any other examples where we really have done where we threatened the aid because somebody is flagrantly violating whatever rules we like to place upon them or what we want them to do i mean how many times has israel i'm sorry but you know dumb things in the face of the obama administration especially when it comes to building the settlements but never once has aid to israel been questioned especially by the administration itself so why in pakistan why i would say between the two israel's a much better friend than pakistan's ever been i mean they're pakista
mean we're playing a game of chicken with everybody talks about the fact that it's al qaeda and the taliban that are reason for supporting this and it's they have nuclear weapons and we bribe them with money we play games with them and we will continue to pay them as long as they have nukes so we're not going to cut it off it's going to be game of chicken you know they be called domestic political statements we make the best of political statements and in the end we'll pay them and the money...
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or might be taliban insurgents themselves a second day. it is a mish-mash of tribal allegiance that combines with the lack of transparency in some of the contracts that makes for a muddled situation. >> any u.s. taxpayer watching this is probably asking what are they going to do about it, can they fix it, can they get the money back. what's the answer? >> reporter: the officials we have spoken to say they have basically radically revamped the awards and contracts program that was in place in the former system that allowed for some of this egregious activity to take place. some of the examples of that is under the previous system, eight companies were allowed under the contract. now they are providing up to 40. the purpose of that is so that the u.s. government is not relying upon any one singular firm to the extent that they were. they also say they have racheted up some of the transparency measures but even as in washington, where keeping track of subcontractors and contractors is difficult, here in afghanistan, it provides extreme diffic
or might be taliban insurgents themselves a second day. it is a mish-mash of tribal allegiance that combines with the lack of transparency in some of the contracts that makes for a muddled situation. >> any u.s. taxpayer watching this is probably asking what are they going to do about it, can they fix it, can they get the money back. what's the answer? >> reporter: the officials we have spoken to say they have basically radically revamped the awards and contracts program that was in...
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the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will require the taliban or anyone else who comes to the table, to agree to renounce violence and al qaeda and agree to the constitution. but it is an interactive process if you will, fareed. and i think we have all of the elements of that process underway here. >> are you hopeful that you will see results in the next few months? >> i can't predict that at this point. what i can tell you is that we have put in place the lines of work, the pieces of strategy that we think can bring this war in afghanistan to a close, and bring it to the point where the united stat
the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will...
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. >> they use mortars first, aiming for taliban dug into the hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go. go. go! >> they range cover from heavy machine guns. >> but the bullets are too close. >> that was the scene in an isolated american military outpost in afghanistan's kunar province. troops were assaulted by taliban insurgents hiding in the hills above. our reporter was there and covered the fire. tonight he joins us from another combat outpost in kunar province. so, nick, the obvious question is what is it look? you were there with the servicemen in that outpost. what is it like to come under siege like this day in, day out in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, i think there is a very large barrier. for me, it is sedentary, for the troops themselves, it's a fairly harrowing ordeal to have this constant potential threat of large attack. in the back of their minds, there is always the possibility that it could get overrun. there have been two serious ininstances in which outposts like that surrounded by taliban and they've been attacked
. >> they use mortars first, aiming for taliban dug into the hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go. go. go! >> they range cover from heavy machine guns. >> but the bullets are too close. >> that was the scene in an isolated american military outpost in afghanistan's kunar province. troops were assaulted by taliban insurgents hiding in the hills above. our reporter was there and covered the fire. tonight he joins us from another combat outpost in...
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but we need their help against the hakani network, the pakistani taliban, as well as al qaeda in the tribal regions. so this is going to be a part of the long laundry list on both sides of grievances they want and they want to address. >> is this a major change, do you think, in the relationship between pakistan and the u.s.? or do you see this as maybe just a blip on the radar? >> i don't think it's a blip on the radar. we've had a steadily worsening u.s.-pakistani relationship that began at the beginning of this year with the cia contractor shooting two pakistanis in a pakistani city that was compounded by a lot of pakistani pushback on the ramped up american drone program in pakistan and not getting the heads up on the osama bin laden raid. and, so, you know, but while there's been hard words, this is the first time it's been an action by the united states withholding this aid, which, by the way, as fran points out, this is not -- it's not aid per se, this is reimbursement for military activities they're undertaking which we want them to undertake. we, the united states, want them
but we need their help against the hakani network, the pakistani taliban, as well as al qaeda in the tribal regions. so this is going to be a part of the long laundry list on both sides of grievances they want and they want to address. >> is this a major change, do you think, in the relationship between pakistan and the u.s.? or do you see this as maybe just a blip on the radar? >> i don't think it's a blip on the radar. we've had a steadily worsening u.s.-pakistani relationship...
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no no government whether it's a are on the other government is capable of fighting the taliban alone because it's not just the taliban it's the region you're talking about pakistan you talk about iran it's it's the drug mafia it's their war mafia in the region and it's a complicated sophisticated puzzle so mr karzai government and the present the afghan institutions are not capable of taking on this thing if that is going on right now all right. thank you very much. on the way as intelligence services says there's no evidence that anders breivik is connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere the thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of why the mission his lawyer insists that breivik is insane and didn't know what he was doing but as artie's lorimer reports his immigration message is one that has chilling chilling rather echoes all across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people to prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left
no no government whether it's a are on the other government is capable of fighting the taliban alone because it's not just the taliban it's the region you're talking about pakistan you talk about iran it's it's the drug mafia it's their war mafia in the region and it's a complicated sophisticated puzzle so mr karzai government and the present the afghan institutions are not capable of taking on this thing if that is going on right now all right. thank you very much. on the way as intelligence...
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his trip senator mccain saw no signs whatsoever the taliban is ready to talk peace. >> joel brown in washington thank you so much. >>> overseas, thailand elected its first ever female prime minister by a landslide, comes from a political family, her brother was once prime minister but ousted in a military coup in 2006. the country will go along with the election results. >>> peace activists plan to sail from greece today even though the greek government banned their ships from going to gaza. protests at the israeli embassy in athens. last year nine activists when israeli marines stormed a palestinian flotilla. >>> back in this country crews are trying to clean up an oil spill in montana. an exxon spill, 100 miles downstream. the company says about 42,000 gallons got into the river before the pipeline was shut down. >> most of the soiled area seems to be in the first five to ten miles. we find at this point very little soiling but there is still some pockets we will have to deal with beyond billings. >> before the spill the government issued warnings to exxon mobil about safety violat
his trip senator mccain saw no signs whatsoever the taliban is ready to talk peace. >> joel brown in washington thank you so much. >>> overseas, thailand elected its first ever female prime minister by a landslide, comes from a political family, her brother was once prime minister but ousted in a military coup in 2006. the country will go along with the election results. >>> peace activists plan to sail from greece today even though the greek government banned their...
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pakistan is fighting the taliban on its own territory but by some accounts it's supporting the taliban in afghanistan. a new book playing with fire, pakistan at war with itself. by "washington post" correspondent pamela constable dell ofs into all of this. and joins us now, it is good to you have with us. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: a provocative title, playing with fire, pakistan at wore with itself. what dow mean by that? >> it mean bes-- many layers of meaning in that. playing with fire in the sense that pakistan has always flirted with dangerous notions. it's always sort of had this nuanced subtle, denied unclear relationship with all these militant groups mostly because they want us to use them as proxies against india which is their long-term adversary but now it has come back to haunt them and many of these same militant islamic groups that they sort of thought they could manage or handle have gotten way out of control and not only moving against afghanistan but in many cases turning against the pakistani state itself. >> you spent a lot of time in the country reporting f
pakistan is fighting the taliban on its own territory but by some accounts it's supporting the taliban in afghanistan. a new book playing with fire, pakistan at war with itself. by "washington post" correspondent pamela constable dell ofs into all of this. and joins us now, it is good to you have with us. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: a provocative title, playing with fire, pakistan at wore with itself. what dow mean by that? >> it mean bes-- many layers of...
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the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. this week a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vest told a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels this is your grammar your. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we have any pain down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there declan. ations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's looked a different mark democracy never come by a coalition democracy never come by military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pak
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remember what the taliban and our al-qaeda want. they want to dominate this region, to destroy what we're fighting for. which is basic freedom. we are in a titanic struggle with unsave sorry characters -- unsavory characters. the outcome does matter to us. if we win and help the people, we're all safer. if the people fight back in the region are overtaken by the forces we'll all pay a price. a lot is at stake. >> i agree, and i just want to add on the fourth of july weekend, we're here because we were attacked from here on 9/11. and if we don't succeed here, and the taliban comes back in to power, we'll be attacked again. and there could be no greater threat to our security and our freedom, freedom that we celebrate on july 4. >> shannon: senator lieberman, senator graham, we thank you so for your time. safe travels to you both. coming up, our sunday panel talks campaign cash and what it means for g.o.p. field. back in a moment. >>> the president says just give me more time. and it could have been worse. it could have been worse for
remember what the taliban and our al-qaeda want. they want to dominate this region, to destroy what we're fighting for. which is basic freedom. we are in a titanic struggle with unsave sorry characters -- unsavory characters. the outcome does matter to us. if we win and help the people, we're all safer. if the people fight back in the region are overtaken by the forces we'll all pay a price. a lot is at stake. >> i agree, and i just want to add on the fourth of july weekend, we're here...
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the lieutenant said the taliban is getting, quote, pretty gutsy. where does this confidence come from, and does it it stem in part from the fact they know the americans are leaving? >> reporter: i think that's true to a certain extent. the gutsiness is perhaps a suggestion that some fighters there are foreign. u.s. officials identifying what they believe were safe havens there before they launched a large operation into that particular area. the focus was on pakistan's safe havens there. that where many in washington believe al qaeda was hiding. big concerns they naif found a breathing space in afghanistan. >> if they have a breathing space in afghanistan, we are nearing a decade mark in this conflict. can you push al qaeda out of afghanistan permanently, and the subquestion in that scenario has been when will the afghans be ready to do this themselves? when will they take the lead in the army and police? where are we there? >> reporter: very difficult to answer that. the immediate reaction is the afghans are nowhere near ready. the bulk of the arm
the lieutenant said the taliban is getting, quote, pretty gutsy. where does this confidence come from, and does it it stem in part from the fact they know the americans are leaving? >> reporter: i think that's true to a certain extent. the gutsiness is perhaps a suggestion that some fighters there are foreign. u.s. officials identifying what they believe were safe havens there before they launched a large operation into that particular area. the focus was on pakistan's safe havens there....